There were a lot of bad calls on both sides. The Twins starting pitcher was squeezed pretty much the whole game whereas Porcello had a really liberal strike zone, I thought.

If you want to get into the playoffs, you can't leave it up to the umps.

Raburn said he lost that line drive in the lights, and I believe it. If you watch the replay, he had a beat on it the entire time until the last second. His glove was not in the right spot when the ball was coming in.

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He redeemed himself with a strike throw put out at the plate the next inning, but the damage (tying run) had already occurred. (Still again with the second guessing here) if he had started Friday and Saturday vs the Sox instead of Guillen or Thames, yesterdays game may have never been played.

Placido Polanco to the Phillies. What a solid player and true professional this guy was for the Tigers. I know there is a great prospect coming up in the system (Sizemore). This still seems like a big loss to the Detroit ballclub as far as all that Polanco brought to the team. Good luck to Placido!

Placido Polanco to the Phillies. What a solid player and true professional this guy was for the Tigers. I know there is a great prospect coming up in the system (Sizemore). This still seems like a big loss to the Detroit ballclub as far as all that Polanco brought to the team. Good luck to Placido!

Tigers swap 2 of their three all stars for prospects to save cash...hope it doesn't bite Dumbrowksi in the arse next season. Jackson could have been another Verlander if we had worked with him couple more years....